Top Ten Signs That Your Startup is Doomed (smartstartup.typepad.com) 10 points by Ztrain 18y ago ↗ HN Portents of doom.
[–] johnrob 18y ago ↗ Honestly, who does any of that stuff. I mean, this is not informative to anyone who reads hacker news. [–] reitzensteinm 18y ago ↗ Yeah, I thought it was a load of fluff too.Top Three Signs Your Startup Is Doomed1) All the founders quit 2) The company goes bankrupt 3) You're not actually in a startup [–] gigamon 18y ago ↗ Actually #2 is relevant."2. When asked how you will launch if no investors are found, your mind goes completely blank."Sadly I suspect a large number of Hacker News readers are more interested in getting VC funding than they are in bootstrapping.--Denny--http://www.StartupForLess.com
[–] reitzensteinm 18y ago ↗ Yeah, I thought it was a load of fluff too.Top Three Signs Your Startup Is Doomed1) All the founders quit 2) The company goes bankrupt 3) You're not actually in a startup
[–] gigamon 18y ago ↗ Actually #2 is relevant."2. When asked how you will launch if no investors are found, your mind goes completely blank."Sadly I suspect a large number of Hacker News readers are more interested in getting VC funding than they are in bootstrapping.--Denny--http://www.StartupForLess.com
[–] nanijoe 18y ago ↗ "You secretly hope that someone else will come along and relieve you of the sales function."I don't think that's a sign of doom..heck, you can openly hope someone relieves you of the sales function, and it still may not be a sign of doom.
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1) All the founders quit 2) The company goes bankrupt 3) You're not actually in a startup
"2. When asked how you will launch if no investors are found, your mind goes completely blank."
Sadly I suspect a large number of Hacker News readers are more interested in getting VC funding than they are in bootstrapping.
--Denny--
http://www.StartupForLess.com
I don't think that's a sign of doom..heck, you can openly hope someone relieves you of the sales function, and it still may not be a sign of doom.